Erkan Kolçak Köstendil
Erkan Kolcak Köstendil, is a Turkish actor, writer, director, and singer.Her uncle is actor Bülent Sakrak. Born and raised in Bursa, a large city located in northwestern Anatolia, Kostendil was considering and working towards becoming a goalkeeper until his path crossed with two seasoned actors who made such an impression on him that he decided to study theater at the prestigious Mimar Sinan University of the Fine Arts. Kostendil later went on to write, direct, and act in plays and short films. He wrote and starred in the play 'Karsi Cinsle Tanisma Sanati' and was in another play named 'Aut', for which he was chosen 'Actor of the Year'. This play also earned him a 'Young Actor Special' award. Kostendil always kept busy as he wrote and directed the first Turkish Facebook Series, 'Mukadderat'. He gained widespread industry recognition as well as many awards with his short film, 'Vakit'. Kostendil then went on to write and direct a medium-length film which was shot in Istanbul and Amsterdam. Making a successful transition into TV acting, Kostendil has appeared in numerous popular shows and has claimed his place within the acting world by capitalizing on his unique character interpretations. He first appeared on 'Kurtlar Vadisi' in 2005. Kostendil got his first big break with the 2009 production, 'Sakarya Firat' in which he played a low-ranking soldier, and portrayed the character with utmost authenticity. In the following years he appeared in a number of movies and TV shows. In 2014, he portrayed the character 'Karlos Nevizade', on the hit TV show, 'Ulan Istanbul'. This character became a phenomenon among the Turkish TV audience, and gained Kostendil huge fame and recognition all around Turkey. It was on this show that he and one of his co-stars, Sebnem Bozoklu, performed a song he had written named 'Yanarim Yanarim' in one of the episodes. This performance got millions of views on Youtube. After a couple more successful projects, Kostendil appeared in the internationally aired historical drama, 'Muhtesem Yuzyil: Kosem', successfully portraying 'Shahin Khan Girai', the last Khan of Crimea. His last appearance was on the TV show, 'Familya'.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.353 |
Birthday | 1983-01-16 |
Place of Birth | Bursa, Turkey |
Also Known As | Erkan Kolçakköstendil , |
2018
Gerçek Kesit: Manyak
5/10
Riza, a garbage man becomes obsessed in her old mother when he finds a woman's corpse in a garbage can. But someday he meets with his new neighbor,a b...
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Gerçek Kesit: Manyak
2022
Heartsong
6.7/28
While serenading a wedding that quickly implodes, a nomadic musician falls for the bride, who runs afoul of her family. Now he has to save her life.
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Heartsong
2024
Not Your Average Family
0/0
The life of 35-year-old Murat, who lives with his family in a neighborhood in Istanbul, is turned upside down by the death of his father. The question...
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Not Your Average Family
2010
Dragon Trap
5.8/22
When a serial killer goes after former convicted pedophiles, it is up to Police Commissioner Abbas and his Chief Celal to stop the killings.
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Dragon Trap
2022
Bandırma Füze Kulübü
7.9/5
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Bandırma Füze Kulübü
2020
PES ARTIK
0/0
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PES ARTIK
2024
Tezgah
0/0
The film is about the events that occur when one of the country's famous names catches his wife cheating on him with his best friend at the kitchen co...
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Tezgah
2024
Son of a Rich
0/0
A Turkish remake of the blockbuster Russian comedy of the same name. A young man born into an oligarch family is so spoiled that he believes he's abov...
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Son of a Rich
Things That You Kill
0/0
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of veng...
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Things That You Kill
2014
Let's Sin
7.2/66
Selman is a former boxer who once was interested in anthropology, an extraordinary imam who now works in a mosque. One day, while praying in the mosqu...
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Let's Sin
2018
Put to the Things
3.8/4
The already complex connections of a group of artists living in İstanbul’s Cihangir district are becoming bizarre because of a camcorder entering thei...
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Put to the Things
2019
Sibel
6.7/78
25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she commu...
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Sibel
2015
The Team
0/0
This film about the story of two brothers who do not want to sell the carpet field inherited from their father tells a funny and sometimes sad dille t...
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The Team
2019
Turkish Ice Cream
5.9/36
In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don...
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Turkish Ice Cream
2015
Trouble on Wheels
6.4/77
After the death of his wife and father, Kudret, who has always lived by the book, decides to go on a road trip to save a girl.
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Trouble on Wheels
2014
One Night in Istanbul
4.9/16
Two down on their luck Liverpool cabbies, Tommy and Gerry, strike an unusual deal with a local gangster to take their sons on a trip of a lifetime, to...
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One Night in Istanbul
2015
No Way
4.9/43
A Turkish taxi driver tells stories which are almost unbelievable.
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No Way
2014
Yağmur: Kıyamet Çiçeği
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Yağmur: Kıyamet Çiçeği
2018
Muslum
7.2/116
A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that l...
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Muslum
2017
My Father
6.1/9
After his wife's sudden death, a man takes care of his son living with a disability with help from a new employee at his struggling factory.
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